[mease87]

Hi, im new to this site. im from rochester NY My names kyle and i just got a 2000 mustang ,black, with 36,000 miles. v6 5 speed. I have always been a foreign import guy. i just sold my 2004 hyundai tiburon GT 5 speed. i did it to save some money. i pay 177 a month for the mustang instead of 280 a month for my tibby. Basically i have to clue about mustangs. well i have some clue. im in my last year of college for automotive technolgy. GM program.


Any way, my tibby was faster then this mustang. and ive had it for about 4 days now and would like to make it faster, better, all the good stuff. just thought i would get some ideas from you guys?

what are some basic things you can tell me? its 0-60mph? quarter mile? what are some basic things i can do to make it sound better and preform better? intakes( which kind are best) exhuast? ( which ? sound clips?)

Basically try to make me like this car more! thanks.,.. KYLE

[chrish91286]

you dont even wanna ask about the stock 1/4 mile times

[mease87]

My tiburon did 0-60mph in 7.2 seconds and quater mile at about 15.6 if i can get this mustang around that i will be happy. i miss my tibby. make me not miss it. HAHA.... anyway just let my know some good products for the mustang and things to do to add some ponies... thanks.




http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-02...46695622QQrdZ1

Would you recomend that? it looks good to me

[00SoSlow]

get yourself some long tube headers, mac h-pipe no cats, magnaflow catback, UDP, demolet intake, gears, t-lok, and a tuner.... have fun in the high 14 1/4 mile

[Onemanzu]

ur studing automotive tech right?? fab up some custom exhaust... steal some money and buy some new headers and h pipe jack some tuning programs from your school and eBay a CAI....

and if you do that succesfully ima come visit you so you can do the same for me

[Onemanzu]

that CAI looks good a lil to much for me but yea

i would say shoot for $50 and something with a name... K&N, BBK, etc.

[mease87]

in response to this....

get yourself some long tube headers, mac h-pipe no cats, magnaflow catback, UDP, demolet intake, gears, t-lok, and a tuner.... have fun in the high 14 1/4 mile



Are you saying with all of that id still be onliy in the high 14's????

[orangeRcode]

Welcome to MM. Post some pics of your ride.

[mdvaldosta]

Originally Posted by mease87 in response to this.... get yourself some long tube headers, mac h-pipe no cats, magnaflow catback, UDP, demolet intake, gears, t-lok, and a tuner.... have fun in the high 14 1/4 mile Are you saying with all of that id still be onliy in the high 14's????

Sounds about right. Or get yourself a blower and run deep 13's.

[Cricket]

I have that same CAI that you posted...and I got it for $70. Also you don't have to get a name brand cai. All it is, is a tube with a filter and your MAF running up to your upper intake manifold. Just a big tube. They all do the same thing.

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by Cricket I have that same CAI that you posted...and I got it for $70. Also you don't have to get a name brand cai. All it is, is a tube with a filter and your MAF running up to your upper intake manifold. Just a big tube. They all do the same thing.

not really, the metal ones will actually get hot and defeat the purpose

where if you get something like the tube K&N uses it wont get hot

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 Originally Posted by Cricket I have that same CAI that you posted...and I got it for $70. Also you don't have to get a name brand cai. All it is, is a tube with a filter and your MAF running up to your upper intake manifold. Just a big tube. They all do the same thing. not really, the metal ones will actually get hot and defeat the purpose where if you get something like the tube K&N uses it wont get hot

yes the metal gets hot, but so does the intake manifold- which is metal... the nonrestrictive pipes are beneficial, but the conical filter is where it is at- not paper...

[itschristorres8]

well yea, ive heard most of the gains are from the filter...but ive yet to see any CAI kit that comes with a paper filter

[Cricket]

many stock ones do. Thats why a CAI helps out because of that filter. No matter what your goin to get heat restrictions in your engine, and also the temp isn't so drastic that a composite tube will make noticible hp gains over a metal tube.

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by mease87 Any way, my tibby was faster then this mustang.

no way? ive eating soo many of what you call "tibbys" in my day. they are not that fast at all anyway. if you wana run mid 15s long tubes and full exhaust will get you there...throw in the CAI for fun anyway.

honestly..tibby has to be the lamest name ive ever heard....srry but IMO it is

[mease87]

My tiburon Gt was faster. i know this cause i raced my 2 friends who had stock mustangs like the one i just bought. and they have stick just like i do. and i always beat them. you must of been racing the 4 clyinder tiburons....... im not tryint to put the mustang down at all... im just saying.

my tiburon was 0-60 in 7.2 sec and 1/4 mile at 15.6 and thats stock.

if the mustangs numbers are better then that then i must be wrong. i still dont even know stock v6 mustang 0-60 and 1/4. anyway from my experience my tiburon was faster.

my tiburon was alittle faster then the RSX ....

heres the links to show you the specs......
http://modernracer.com/hyundaitiburonv6.html
http://modernracer.com/acurarsx.html

[itschristorres8]

i dont believe any links...ive seen some specs say the GT-500 runs 13.5 stock...thats over a second off the real times. ive also seen them say stock SI's run 15 flat...my ass the 02s...
ive raced a v6 tiburon....i'd say its a drivers race

[mease87]

I just really want to know what my stock 2000 mustang. 3.8 stick shift runs in 0-60 mph and 1/4 mile.. and know one seems to know. can anyone ball park it for me?

[itschristorres8]

its supose to be 8sec i believe

[Sa-WaitNoMustang900Turbo]

about rgiht, but 0-60 doesnt give a good estimate of performance at all.

what races ever are from 0-60? none!

stock 1/4 should be in the high 15's. But, with full bolt ons you can be in the mid-high 14's, faster than the "tibby" with bolt ons alone and a driver's race against many stock pre '05 mustang GT's